Did you even read the article? They aren't fucked up. You just have to do one final installation at home on your own computer. The phone isn't ready as soon as you leave the store. No biggie.
"A spokesman for AT&T Inc., the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S., said there was a global problem with Apple Inc.'s iTunes servers that prevented the phones from being fully activated in-store, as had been planned."
Apple is having trouble with the activation servers. There's nothing wrong with the phones. Many of us with 1st gen phonesare still trying to get through. Just passing on the info.
This SAME EXACT THING happened last year when I got the first generation. It's no big deal it took 24 hours to activate because SO MANY people were trying to get on itunes it was crashing.
There is nothing wrong with them so don't let this discourage anyone from getting one. I LOVE MINE!!! it's the most amazing thing ever!! I can't wait for it to die so I can get the new generation…lol.
The phone is fine; iTunes just couldn't handle the overwhelming demand and the server crashed for a few hours. But my phone is activated, up, and running. and it's AMAZING.
Werd….I had an appointment this morning so I missed when 2.0 was available through iTunes but one of my friends snagged it and now his phone is bricked for the time being.
Lol what an ass.. he actually camped to get an iphone??? how pathetic you have to be to do that? Are you sure Perez that that guy is not related to you??? Sounds like something a "Hilton" will do…
DUH. That happens every time something new comes out. People wait in line overnight rather than waiting a few months for it to be way cheaper and have all the bugs worked out.
So they are having some small technical issues. BIG DEAL! It's the best effin phone out there. It's worth the wait.
People need to stop commenting with these "FIRST" crap comments.
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The phone is fine. iTunes just couldn't handle the overwhelming demand and the server crashed for a few hours. This happened last year, too.
Same demand, because the IPHONE is GREAT!
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our western society is so fuckin spoiled and i'm sick of it. "had to use another phone that felt 'uncomfortable' " Some people would be so lucky to have an 'uncomfortable' phone. fuck.
Haha… my financee had been waiting in line since 4 this morning… he finally got his at noon and he still cant activate it….. good to know…. now i can torment him for the rest of the day……
oh who cares…anybody thats gonna start crying over stupid technology is ridiculous! Get over it…I have pity for whomever pays $599 for a phone device….it's hilarious how these companies charge then, then two weeks later cut it by $200. Someone is owned! Go take your iphone, stick it in your cooter and enjoy it….dumbasses
Re: BBY – I have a few friends in LA with BB's that are getting their messages no problem today. BB messenger and text are working fine too.
Try resetting it. Its happened to me a few times where I was getting texts a day after they were sent. Take out the battery and SIM then reboot it. Should work no problem.
I LOVE my BlackBerry Curve. I got the last iPhone the day it came out. It may be cool looking but its now sitting in my cell phone graveyard because it didnt actually DO anything. The BB just does SO MUCH MORE.
ummmm the server was down because so many ppl are on it! doesnt make it a bad device. know what you are talking about perez.. and maybe u should have read the entire article before posting stuff.. retard
I can't see what the big deal is about this phone, especially for the price. What all does this phone do? Play music, take pics, surf the web (with the right carrier); all I need my phone to do is make a phone call. Who would want to surf the web looking a a 3 or 4 inch screen? That's what computers are for. Anyway don't most phones do this stuff anyway? What's so great about this one? I MIGHT buy an old one on Ebay to check it out to see what all the hoopla is about. Also, maybe someone can tell me what's so different about this one and the old one?
I got my iPhone at 830am this morning, with no big problems in store… It took a little bit of time to activate, but it was done there… I didn't care about the wait, I just wanted the damn phone!!! And, I
they're not fucked up, the servers were just inundated because the software release for current iPhone users was also released today. Things are better now, my update finally went through and it's so worth the wait.
My roommate works for apple's customer service center here in Sac Ca. He called me and said that the servers were all clogged up because the entire nation was trying to update and upload and activate all of the new iphones at the sametime. That's crazy. No matter how big your server is something like this can mess it up. To much activity at one time, crazyness. There are more the 2,500 calls on hold waiting to get help at his center alone. That's why I have Verizon. AT&T users, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!!!
The phones are not fucked up. They had problems with the activation process. They had those problems last year also. My phone worked just fine after it was activated. When ever you try to activate this many phones on one day there is going to be a problem of some kind or another. What is your problem, making seem like the phones are bad!
Finish reading the article. There's nothing wrong with the phones themselves, dumbass. You just have to finish the activation at home. BFD. Anyone with half a brain can do it. Apple has been, and always will be, the leader in the industry. Their products are far superior to the rest out there which is why they have such a huge following. Apple devotees are an elite bunch who know what they want and Apple always delivers.
It's not the phones that are fucked up its the activation part that takes forever. But the phone is fine. I know because i waited since 6 this morning for 5 hours to get mine
I love how a ton of you are accusing Perez of not reading the article he posted from TNYT. More so I can't believe I'm about to defend fatty fatty 2 by 4.
Anyway, the entire thing *is* one HUGE cluster fuck and I would stay away from this phone for a solid week. Didn't Apple/AT&T learn ANYTHING from their fiasco last year? Dumping old customer activations and new activations of the same fucking day was really stupid. It's a GLOBAL problem. So in essence, the new iPhone is indeed FUCKED. That said, I can't wait to get mine.
Everything is cool now, so don't worry.
Yeah, I had trouble with it, but the updates were way worth minor wait
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If only I could cut and paste from it though…
The iPhones have no problems what-so-ever, it was AT&T's server that crashed. They were not prepared for the overwhelming amount of activations at the same time. The system went back up in about 2 hours and everything is working fine now! I actually got one this afternoon @ Aventura mall in Miami! Love it!!!
I have a 1st generation Iphone and it's a total piece of shit. It frigging crashes. The signal sucks. It's like making a god damned phone call in 1993 with all the dropped calls. AT&T sucks, the Iphone isn't the best thing since sliced bread. Verizon had better coverage and my $70 Samsung was bombproof.
The only good thing about the Iphone/AT&T combo is the plan I have with unlimited data. That's good when it's working.
i was really close to getting one. i didn't get it. the reason why was because there was no insurance on it so my dad said no. i got a blackberry pearl instead and i love it. i have an itouch so that's the closest i'll get to an iphone.
your just pissed that they didn't come up with a perez hilton application sucka!!! I got my new iphone and have had NO problems with it….in fact i freaking love it and think it is the greatest phone ever made!!!
Re: DeeDe –
if you think he sucks why are you on his blog? do really not have a life and just commnt the blogs of people who you don't like? i highly doubt Perez cares if any of us like him or not…
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Did you even read the article? They aren't fucked up. You just have to do one final installation at home on your own computer. The phone isn't ready as soon as you leave the store. No biggie.
Re: becca –
fuck u, i'm first!
It's not the phone, but the Itunes program, DORK!
READ ON:
"A spokesman for AT&T Inc., the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S., said there was a global problem with Apple Inc.'s iTunes servers that prevented the phones from being fully activated in-store, as had been planned."
FIRST BITCHES GO AND ENJOY MY LOLLIPOP!!!! P.S. I HATE EVERYONE IN THIS FUCKING WORLD!!!!!!!
Everything is working Fine now!
This this is AMAZING!
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got one anyway. omg, first?!
i knew it
yay
First! Damn i wanted one too
Apple is having trouble with the activation servers. There's nothing wrong with the phones. Many of us with 1st gen phonesare still trying to get through. Just passing on the info.
Gee that's a shocker !! LOL
APPLE ROCKS!
perez sucks. (But we already knew that.)
Don't update!!!
Servers are crashing, widespread mayhem, new software brinks the phone….just wait til they fix it
what ev
im still buying it
Actually, they aren't fucked up and I'm typing this comment on my new White 16g 3G iPhone. It's fabulous.
This SAME EXACT THING happened last year when I got the first generation. It's no big deal it took 24 hours to activate because SO MANY people were trying to get on itunes it was crashing.
There is nothing wrong with them so don't let this discourage anyone from getting one. I LOVE MINE!!! it's the most amazing thing ever!! I can't wait for it to die so I can get the new generation…lol.
The phone is fine; iTunes just couldn't handle the overwhelming demand and the server crashed for a few hours. But my phone is activated, up, and running. and it's AMAZING.
Re: Scott –
Werd….I had an appointment this morning so I missed when 2.0 was available through iTunes but one of my friends snagged it and now his phone is bricked for the time being.
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Perez can't read and suck at the same time:
"There was a global problem with Apple Inc.'s iTunes servers that prevented the phones from being fully activated in-store, as had been planned."
What's wrong Perez? Can't figure out how to work it?
dumbass, did you read the article? because if so, you would know it isn't the phone that's messed up.
Lol what an ass.. he actually camped to get an iphone??? how pathetic you have to be to do that? Are you sure Perez that that guy is not related to you??? Sounds like something a "Hilton" will do…
The phones arnt fucked up, its the server overload. Maybe if you read the article, you would know that.
DUH. That happens every time something new comes out. People wait in line overnight rather than waiting a few months for it to be way cheaper and have all the bugs worked out.
So they are having some small technical issues. BIG DEAL! It's the best effin phone out there. It's worth the wait.
People need to stop commenting with these "FIRST" crap comments.
Perez you're just jealous because you can't afford one. I got my iPhone 2 months ago and its working perfectly fine!
Fuck that Batman guy and his lousy-ass Batmobile. I got something better: A motherfuckin Porn Mobile!
It's my good ol' trusty '89 Lincoln loaded with nasty shit. Let's see what we got.
It's got everything a sexual deviant could ever ask for !
We got the naked barbie doll, porn mags & dvds, explicit music with sexual references.
Damn, i'm hungry. Hey, what's on the menu? "Panties on a platter"
Re: adriana banana – You're wasting your money.
its not the phone
its the activation system
Why does Perez have to go all crazy on us.
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The phone is fine. iTunes just couldn't handle the overwhelming demand and the server crashed for a few hours. This happened last year, too.
Same demand, because the IPHONE is GREAT!
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I can't wait until the internet crashes and everyone who relies on it for EVERYTHING is FUCKED. HAH. That's when I take my ass to the woods.
Canadian should NOT buy the new Iphone….We don't get the same deal as the U.S is getting…send them the message…DON'T BUY IT!!!
our western society is so fuckin spoiled and i'm sick of it. "had to use another phone that felt 'uncomfortable' " Some people would be so lucky to have an 'uncomfortable' phone. fuck.
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Apple is the best.
That's why the overwhelming demand.
Hullo?
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Haha… my financee had been waiting in line since 4 this morning… he finally got his at noon and he still cant activate it….. good to know…. now i can torment him for the rest of the day……
I got mine today. The iphones are ok you got to love them. The only problem is the servers for the activation…
iphones aren't even sold in japan (i know, i work at apple and travel to japan all the time)…article is inaccurate in that regard. oh well…
Is anyone in Southern California having a Blackberry outage today? My emails haven't come in at all today, including none overnight.
Re: KatieKatieBoBatie – haha your comment made me laugh cuz i had a visual of me doing it too hahaha
Re: KatieKatieBoBatie –
"Wait for the internet to crash"?
Then you wouldn't have Perez to entertain you.
That's a really bizarre thing to say.
so they dont work? im getting mine on sunday.
I've heard the same thing just a couple of weeks ago. The original is better.
oh who cares…anybody thats gonna start crying over stupid technology is ridiculous! Get over it…I have pity for whomever pays $599 for a phone device….it's hilarious how these companies charge then, then two weeks later cut it by $200. Someone is owned! Go take your iphone, stick it in your cooter and enjoy it….dumbasses
Re: ksuck – Meh, I'm wasting my time on here anyway.
Its not the iPhone that's messed up. Love how you hardly read the article or know what's going on.
My iPhone works perfectly…in fact I'm writing this comment FROM my iPhone.
Re: BBY – I have a few friends in LA with BB's that are getting their messages no problem today. BB messenger and text are working fine too.
Try resetting it. Its happened to me a few times where I was getting texts a day after they were sent. Take out the battery and SIM then reboot it. Should work no problem.
I LOVE my BlackBerry Curve. I got the last iPhone the day it came out. It may be cool looking but its now sitting in my cell phone graveyard because it didnt actually DO anything. The BB just does SO MUCH MORE.
ummmm the server was down because so many ppl are on it! doesnt make it a bad device. know what you are talking about perez.. and maybe u should have read the entire article before posting stuff.. retard
I can't see what the big deal is about this phone, especially for the price. What all does this phone do? Play music, take pics, surf the web (with the right carrier); all I need my phone to do is make a phone call. Who would want to surf the web looking a a 3 or 4 inch screen? That's what computers are for. Anyway don't most phones do this stuff anyway? What's so great about this one? I MIGHT buy an old one on Ebay to check it out to see what all the hoopla is about. Also, maybe someone can tell me what's so different about this one and the old one?
perez is probably crying cause they didnt send him one! hahahhaha
I got my iPhone at 830am this morning, with no big problems in store… It took a little bit of time to activate, but it was done there… I didn't care about the wait, I just wanted the damn phone!!! And, I
I got mine this morning, and nothing went wrong…this thing is the best gadget I have ever owned in my life, I am totally in love with my iPhone.
they're not fucked up, the servers were just inundated because the software release for current iPhone users was also released today. Things are better now, my update finally went through and it's so worth the wait.
It works now everyone connect your iphone & activate it as well.
Hahahahaha!! I laughed at all those tools camped out waiting to get their phones this morning as I drove in on the way to work.
How does it feel now to be the first one to own a new brick??
600?- WORD! You and I are on the same boat
i got the last phone at my at&t store and i love it, i have no problems. took a little while, but it's working fine now!
The phones aren't fucked up, Apple's activation servers are just swamped.
Apple should have better prepared for this, of course, but the phones themselves are fine.
there's nothing wrong with them.
got mine this morning and its working perfectly. I love it!!!!
do you even read the stories you post?
My roommate works for apple's customer service center here in Sac Ca. He called me and said that the servers were all clogged up because the entire nation was trying to update and upload and activate all of the new iphones at the sametime. That's crazy. No matter how big your server is something like this can mess it up. To much activity at one time, crazyness. There are more the 2,500 calls on hold waiting to get help at his center alone. That's why I have Verizon. AT&T users, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!!!
waiting to activate it was a pain, but its perfectly fine other than that
The phones are not fucked up. They had problems with the activation process. They had those problems last year also. My phone worked just fine after it was activated. When ever you try to activate this many phones on one day there is going to be a problem of some kind or another. What is your problem, making seem like the phones are bad!
Finish reading the article. There's nothing wrong with the phones themselves, dumbass. You just have to finish the activation at home. BFD. Anyone with half a brain can do it. Apple has been, and always will be, the leader in the industry. Their products are far superior to the rest out there which is why they have such a huge following. Apple devotees are an elite bunch who know what they want and Apple always delivers.
It's not the phones that are fucked up its the activation part that takes forever. But the phone is fine. I know because i waited since 6 this morning for 5 hours to get mine
I love how a ton of you are accusing Perez of not reading the article he posted from TNYT. More so I can't believe I'm about to defend fatty fatty 2 by 4.
Anyway, the entire thing *is* one HUGE cluster fuck and I would stay away from this phone for a solid week. Didn't Apple/AT&T learn ANYTHING from their fiasco last year? Dumping old customer activations and new activations of the same fucking day was really stupid. It's a GLOBAL problem. So in essence, the new iPhone is indeed FUCKED. That said, I can't wait to get mine.
Don't worry. I love my Apple iMac desktop, but as for phones I'm down with the much superior Blackberry Curve.
I do not have an iPhone, because I am not an iSheep.
I'm actually writing this from my new iPhone right now and it is fabulous! Well worth the wait and working perfectly!
Everything is cool now, so don't worry.
Yeah, I had trouble with it, but the updates were way worth minor wait
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If only I could cut and paste from it though…
The iPhones have no problems what-so-ever, it was AT&T's server that crashed. They were not prepared for the overwhelming amount of activations at the same time. The system went back up in about 2 hours and everything is working fine now! I actually got one this afternoon @ Aventura mall in Miami! Love it!!!
i'm not getting an iphone until there's one with a removable replaceable battery.
I have a 1st generation Iphone and it's a total piece of shit. It frigging crashes. The signal sucks. It's like making a god damned phone call in 1993 with all the dropped calls. AT&T sucks, the Iphone isn't the best thing since sliced bread. Verizon had better coverage and my $70 Samsung was bombproof.
The only good thing about the Iphone/AT&T combo is the plan I have with unlimited data. That's good when it's working.
Get a Verizon DARE! Its way better and works! And it's less $$$
I'll stick to my T-Mobile Sidekick- never had a problem and hella more user-friendly…
Its not the PHONES dumbass. The servers crashed because of the OVERWHELMING worldwide demand for new activations and previous model software updates.
anything made by apple is garbage. all they are good at is advertisement, they are just like bose.
Re: FIRST –
i think thats a personal problem.
i was really close to getting one. i didn't get it. the reason why was because there was no insurance on it so my dad said no. i got a blackberry pearl instead and i love it. i have an itouch so that's the closest i'll get to an iphone.
Re: dean –
yes they ARE, they went on sale yesterday for the first time. over 1,000 people waiting at one Japanese store for it..
the iphones weren't messed up, the servers connecting apple to ATT was.
too l@te
your just pissed that they didn't come up with a perez hilton application sucka!!! I got my new iphone and have had NO problems with it….in fact i freaking love it and think it is the greatest phone ever made!!!
Re: DeeDe –
if you think he sucks why are you on his blog? do really not have a life and just commnt the blogs of people who you don't like? i highly doubt Perez cares if any of us like him or not…
i didnt have any problem with mine!
it just took a couple of minutes.
No Biggie
i love it!